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Courtney B. Vance

 

COURTNEY B. VANCE

Franklin Roberts in “61st Street”

 

Courtney B. Vance stars as Franklin Roberts in The CW’s “61st Street.”

 

Vance is an award-winning actor whose powerful presence can be found everywhere from onstage to the big screen. His debut as Spc. Abraham ‘Doc’ Johnson in “Hamburger Hill” launched a prolific cinematic career that includes historically noteworthy films such as “The Hunt for Red October,” “The Preacher’s Wife” and “The Adventures of Huck Finn.”

 

From Vance’s stunning portrayal as Johnnie Cochran in “The People vs. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story,” to the beloved and pivotal character “Uncle George” in HBO’s critically acclaimed drama horror series “Lovecraft Country,” to his star turn in NatGeo’s “Genius: Aretha,” Vance has earned two Emmy® awards, a Tony award, a Critics Choice Award, a Black Reel TV Award and multiple NAACP Image awards, as well as SAG, Golden Globe, and Hollywood Critics Association nominations.

 

Vance starred in the feature film “Heist 88,” which was produced by Basset Vance Productions, and was one of 2023’s most watched original films on Showtime and Paramount +. The film earned three NAACP Image Award nominations, including Outstanding Lead Actor in a Television Movie for Vance. The film also received nominations for Outstanding Television Movie Drama and Outstanding Writing For a Television Movie Drama.

 

Vance is the recipient of the Bounce Trumpet Awards “Excellence in Entertainment” honor, the American Black Film Festival Honors Award For “Excellence in the Arts,” and he earned a Grammy nomination for his narration of Neil DeGrasse Tyson’s book “Accessory to War.”

 

His recent project, “61st Street,” a criminal justice drama, has earned Vance an African American Film Critics Association TV Honor.

 

Vance’s book, “The Invisible Ache: Black Men Identifying Their Pain and Reclaiming Their Power,” with Dr. Robin L. Smith and written by award-winning journalist Charisse Jones, was published in November 2023 (GCP Balance). He is also Chairman of the SAG AFTRA Foundation.

 

 

May 2024